2011 Nissan Leaf

With more than a dozen plug-in cars on the market in California, this was the year we decided it was time to trade up--and swap one electric car for another. Since March 2011, our household fleet has consisted of a 2011 Nissan Leaf and a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. MORE: 2011 Nissan Leaf vs 2011 Chevy... read more

Almost two years ago, I took delivery of one of the very first 2011 Nissan Leafs to be imported into the United Kingdom. With its two-year anniversary approaching, and more... read moreFebruary 27, 2013 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield12

Back in March 2011, we took delivery of a U.K. spec Nissan Leaf as our principal family car. Since then, we’ve kept you up-to-date with the car’s long-term... read moreOctober 22, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield20

Ever since a handful of Nissan Leaf owners in Arizona noticed that their cars had started to suffer from premature battery aging, Nissan has been criticized for its apparent... read moreOctober 8, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield20

When it launched back in 2010, the Nissan Leaf electric hatchback was criticized for its high sticker price, due in part to its expensive battery pack. Now Nissan CEO Carlos... read moreSeptember 17, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield10

Now we’ve entered the start of September, it’s officially no-longer summer. For many Americans that means no more road-trips, balmy summer evenings or family... read moreSeptember 4, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield3

In the world of electric cars, there are a great number of engineers who like to tweak, modify, and improve the various electric cars on the market today. So far we’ve... read moreAugust 2, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield11

When a potential engineering or safety problem with a new or nearly-new car arises, the task of reassuring concerned owners normally falls to the relevant press departments... read moreJuly 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield32

Plugging an electric car into a charging station might seem like a simple process, but sometimes even the simplest of processes can go wrong. Over the weekend, we heard... read moreJuly 17, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield5

Last week, Nissan gave an official response to the handful of Arizona drivers of its 2011 Leaf electric car that had experienced the first signs of battery capacity loss. A... read moreJune 20, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield61

Just under a month ago, we reported a few cases in which owners of 2011 Nissan Leafs had noticed the first of twelve lights on their car’s battery capacity gauge had... read moreJune 13, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield38

After the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011, Japanese automakers Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi have all been working on technology designed to... read moreMay 31, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield5

It had to happen some time, just not perhaps as quickly as this. Since Nissan’s all-electric Leaf hatchback launched in late 2010, many have been watching with interest... read moreMay 16, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield28

Remember Michael DeGusta, the guy who indadvertedly ‘bricked’ his oh-so-expensive Tesla Roadster after storing it in an almost-empty state for nearly two months?... read moreApril 10, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield9